Essays on Artwork

Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist born 26 July 1956. Andy describes the process and decay of photography in the ephemeral and the transient state. Andy observes the change of artwork in its lifecycle. Andy expresses the intensity of an artwork during the peak when it is active and the low intensity when the artwork is prone to decay. As a student of art in 1976 at Preston Polytechnic, Andy manages to use fresh illustrations that are in rapport with nature. The artist elaborates the experience of the farm that lead him have an intimacy with nature. As an

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Art is used as a medium of expressing messages as well as interests that a painter has. The painting art has been used in different ages to articulate important messages as well as store memorable events of a place. In previous eras, painting was considered a necessity for the royalty. This was because the royal families needed to preserve their legacies as well as family members in art form. This notion made the art of painting to be a very respectable work. The art work that is being discussed here is on a portrait painting that was done by

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A visit was made to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to find suitable art work from the past relating to Islamic art. Three main object were identified as the most suitable artworks to be included in this paper for analyzing the nature of Islamic art. The three objects selected for this paper include incense burner, a pair of carved doors and a cauldron.
The term Islamic Art commonly refers to the visual pieces of art that has been produced by the crafty Muslim artists living in the areas, in a dense Muslim population. The explicit definition of this art

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Introduction

An exhibition is a showcase, an organized presentation and a display or artistic items. An exhibition enables an artist to display their artwork for the viewing of other artists and people in general. This particular exhibition took place on the 20th of March 2014. The exhibition showcased artwork from three different artists. These artists were Deborah Keller-Rhin, Sarah T. Roberts and Pam Ameduri. The exhibition contains artwork from the above named artists. The art on display is inspired by different things. This is evident from the emotions provoked by the artwork itself. The design of the exhibition featured open

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In the National Geographic documentary Pompeii: Buried Alive, narrator Leonard Nimoy describes the horrific circumstances of the Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Pompeii is revealed to be a normal Roman city, if not one of its cultural centers, with public baths, ornate art, and coliseums. The volcano erupted in the middle of the day, catching most people unawares; as volcanic ash and magma spewed into the air, it quickly reached Pompeii, suffocating and burning its people who did not have the ability to escape.
Much of the documentary focuses on the

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Emmerson Woelffer- (American 1914-2003)

Artwork Legacy: Winterscape, 1955
Winterscape is a piece of art that is based on abstract expression. This is a painting that was done by Emmerson Woelffer in the year 1955. According to most of the artist review, this piece of work depicts his newly found motive of using automatic writing in relation to his trade mark of abstract communication. Winterscape is one of the paintings that have been considered to be part of the use of numerous bold colors that Emmerson expresses himself (Tinterow, Messinger, & Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007).
In this abstract painting, Emmerson has used the color

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Compare and contrast paper of ‘Forest in the Night’ by John Feodorov, and ‘The Sky space’ by James Turrell

Artwork is an expression mode either employed in invoking or depicted certain messages, feelings or relations to contemporary living. In this regard, art is a common accessory to religion and adorns most religious places as a symbol of the faith the adherents follow. Its use was widespread in the past, taking from the high renaissance period for instance where art was used in Christian temples depict various aspects of the Christian faith such as the last supper. Some of these artworks are highly regarded in modern times with the last supper, by Leonardo da Vinci for instance being one

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English

Introduction
Walking towards home everyday there is a small ally where one often comes across the work of a lone artist who probably works through the night lest he or she be seen. Working with spray cans and a majestic flow of the arm the artist is apparently an avid follower of Vincent Van Gough . Many a times the paintings are reminiscent of rural motifs involving the rural landscape, the rural home and the family or even the humble rural vegetables like the potatoes.
The entire alley was the canvass of the artists who painted retro, fusion and amalgamated

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The film shows various aspects of And Goldsworthy’s art or process. The materials that Goldsworthy uses in his art process have been referred to throughout the film. The materials include leaves, icicles, stones, colored flowers, thorns, twigs and snow. From the film, we can tell of the perception of Goldsworthy regarding the materials that form his art process. His art is inspired by the environment. It is because of this reason that he works with nature in its entirety. Part of his art process as depicted in the film is the tools that he uses. When he is

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Size has become one of the important factors that people look at whenever they think of acquiring a piece of art. Gigantism has become a big player in the world of art and in the art market. Many buyers of art have been heard making statements such as ‘big is the best’. Whenever they shop for a work of art, they go for big. Price is proportional to the size. The bigger the artwork, the higher its price is (Dutton, D. (2009).). Some people, however, insist that just because something is big, it is not good necessarily.
Across the

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Introduction

One of the outstanding collections of contemporary art is the Rubell Family Collection (RFC) which was founded in 1964 in New York City immediately after its founders Donald and Mera Rubell tied knot. Being one of the largest privately owned contemporary art collections, the RFC showcases its collections in a 45,000 square foot warehouse owned by former Drug Enforcement Agency. The museum of RFC comprises 27 galleries, a film and lecture theatre, a research library with more than 40,000 volumes, a media room, a gift shop, a book store and a sculpture garden. The collection which is

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Phase I: Description

The title of this object is ‘Mere et enfant’ which is a Spanish world meaning ‘Mother and Child’. The artistic feature was developed by an artist called Pablo Picasso in the year 1902. His father was an artist and Pablo’s passion could be attributed partly to his father’s artistic prowess. He was born in Malagasy, Spain and studied at an art school in Barcelona. Despite his numerous paintings, he was well recognized for his unique Cubist paintings and object design which did not match any other person’s artistic work. His artistic work to portray different viewpoints

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Introduction

Hierarchic scale refers to the act or process of manipulating the size and the space in a given picture. Usually, this is done in order to emphasize the importance of some specific object in the picture. For instance, when an individual undertakes to paint a picture of some woman in a farm of vegetables, one could do several things to the picture in order to emphasize the importance and the value that is attached to the object in question. If the most important thing in that picture is the shoe that the woman is wearing, then the person painting

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Introduction

Brief Summary of the Time Period and Painter
Pablo Picasso is a Spanish painter from 1881-1973, who is widely accredited as the most deep-seated artist in the 20th century. Arguably, Picasso is a long-standing and greatly prolific artist who has experimented with a expansive assortment of themes and styles all through his career. Some of the contributions by Picasso to the history of art and his most imperative include pioneering the modern art movement referred to as Cubism, developing assemblage in sculpture and inventing collage as one of the artistic techniques. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has arguably been the

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MUSEUM VISIT

The museum visited is the harrett center for arts and science. This museum is found in twin falls ID. The title of the exhibition is fish illumination. This is very relevant in that it tells a lot about exactly what the exhibition is all about. The exhibition is about shedding light on fish thus the title fish illumination. The setting of the exhibition is very spectacular and very beautiful. The art pieces are strategically laced so as to clearly ensure that every piece of art stands out as unique in its own rights and yet very beautiful and very

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Introduction

Kara Walker is a modern African-American visual artist who focuses on race, sexuality, violence, identity, and race in her artworks. Born on 26 November 1969 in Stockton, California, the artist is renowned for her big tableaux of black designed paper shapes. He father was a former professional artist, university professor, and a manager while her mother worked as a secretary. Kara grew with a good relationship with his father whom she was quoted as saying that her best memories are about the times she sat on his father’s laps in the studio in their house’s garage and

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Jeff Koons and Banksy art work.Both Jeff koons and Banksy are artists. Jeff achieved his profession leant his art work at Maryland Institute College of arts Jeff has done his art work in producing banal objects like balloon animals, which he produces in stainless steel, with mirror finish surfaces. For instance, Jeff commissioned with others in 1992 created a tall sculpture. The result was a 13 metres puppy which was executed in a variety of flowers and transparent color-coated stainless steel. Similarly, Banksy is also an artist. This is because most of the popular artwork was signed by Banksy.

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The image you are presented with in this paper is the image of a men’s urinal which was placed on a pedestal and placed in a gallery. It is common knowledge that art is a field within which various controversies and conflicts may arise concerning the criteria upon which something is considered to be a piece of art or not. Apart from the line, the shape and the form of a piece of art which follows regulations posed by different artistic movements as far as the balance, the format and the depth given in a creation are concerned

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Image I: "The Marina Piccola, Capri," Albert Bierstadt (1859)
The image presents a landscape paint of a coastal scene surrounded by beautiful runs of beaches. The artist utilizes shadowing technique to present a fine piece of art in the entire landscape. The use of color is well organized to create a fine view point. The pattern makes a cool and a pleasant feeling to any viewer. To the right a clear view of the sky and the beach makes the background that at the front view point. The paint scene portrays a unique picture of an actual beach atmosphere

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The art work depicts voices form various perspectives of the Jews which can be well understood if we consider various perspectives of the person who did the artwork. An artwork will have different perspectives and it depends with what you want to see as the viewer. The views will be diverse and so will be the views. Art will always speak out as the artists always looks at views of speaking to people.
The Jews at that time were going through a lot of experiences which should be considered because the artist was trying to bring the oppression out.

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In the History of Photography, Walter Benjamin tries to tell the journey taken by this form of art from the very first decade of the invention. He states that the very first years of photography were the best. During this period that preceded industrialization, photography got mixed up with it and this led to major changes and inventions but it later on liberated itself and became a more practical and applicable work of art. It embraced technology all together and it can be said to produce the God- given image or appearance without the use of any machine. There

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Wealth. Abundance. Prosperity. Treasure. That is what most people see in the movie directed by Baz Luhrmann and based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby. World first saw the adaptation in 2013 and it received different reviews. Some people view the film as an interesting story with lots of parties, nice special effects and stunning costumes. However, there are other opinions – opinions of people who find the movie to be a true piece of art.
The movie is about Jay Gatsby – a person who is the most hopeful man among all people Nick Carraway has

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Humans. We have six feelings and we use all of them. We can hear, smell, sense with out skin Sometimes we need to hear and smell something for out own pleasure and not to survive. Art. This is what we call things that exist for our pleasure. Music to hear, pictures to watch, sculptures to touch. There are different kinds of arts. We have theatres to present please to our ears and eyes at the same time. We have operas and ballets to please ears, eyes and the feelings of beauty.
Art can be classified according to different criteria.

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There original Battle of Issus by Philoxenos is lost but its copy was found at the House of Faun. This power and novelty of this work is achieved by the sense of movement caused by positioning of horses and diagonal spears. Furthermore, it opens a new period in Hellenistic and Roman mosaic art because it is made from tesserae and not from pebbles.
Battle of Issus is a Hellenistic floor mosaic. It was made near 310 BC by Philoxenos of Eretria. The artwork was lost and nowadays mainly known by a copy found in the House of Faun in

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Introduction

Art defines a society and various aspect of an art form can help understand the region or people connected to the art. The paper evaluates popular art pieces found in the Asian Art Museum. The art forms are symbolic and carry significance in the region. The piece will be evaluated about visual and contextual analysis to understand the art forms adequately. The selected sculptures is Camel Identification
The first piece is Camel found in Asian Art Museum, the sculpture is lead glazed earthenware made approximately 670 to 750. The sculpture is part of the average Brundage collection. The artist

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Introduction

In the 20th century, probably under the influence of the industrial revolution, artists used manufactured objects as subjects of art. These objects were extracted from the artificial environment and converted into art. An example of this is Marcel Duchamp’s piece known as the ReadyMades (1915). More recently, Rachel Whiteread made use of this trend in some of her last works of art. Over time, her works have been the subject of inquiry. Her earlier works underlined an interest in absence and shadow of things. She made sculptures by creating casts of the space around objects. In recent works,

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Abstract.

Art exhibitions have taken a revolutionary turn with a new method, which involves short-term visual display of unique artistic artifacts. This move has perhaps been motivated by the rising number of art enthusiasts and their ever-increasing preferential diversity. Art exhibitions have highlighted some of the rarest pieces of art but temporarily perhaps to tease the test buds of their faithful.
Chinese art has undoubtedly been sidelined in the global scene with artwork mainly from the west constantly hogging the spotlight. Perhaps in an attempt to avoid normal cliché the V&A in the UK organized a unique showcase of very

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Question 1

Photo 013-10-09 15.02.09.jpg gives an illustration of a music system. It comprises of a speaker, laser light and the amplifier. These are very important elements which are used in a concert. They can be instrumental in organizing a live concert which can be used to thrill people. These objects are placed on a table to enable them get a stability they require while in use.
On the other hand, photo 2013-10-09 15.01.59.jpg on Collection the Artist and Julian Navarro Projects. It gives a presentation of Garet’s works of art which comprises of a live performance, sculptures and digital

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The historical Japanese art covered a wide range of styles such as pottery, sculptures, calligraphy and ink painting. Most of the art and Japanese culture during this time was highly influenced by the Koreans. The Nara period as described in the history of Early Japanese Art featured the period between the years 645-794. It was recognized to the rise in power of the Buddhism religion (Mobile, 37). This was the period characterized by the construction of many temples in order to accommodate the rising number of worshippers and clergymen. Emperor Shomu was credited to the immense efforts of developing

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Question 1

Art has to have the ability to evoke a reaction from the people interacting with it, either from the sentimental meaning the specific work of art elicits, or from the aesthetic value it creates. Art is the conversion of obscurity and rendering of meaning to it. Clay in its natural state cannot be depicted as a work of art. An artist sources the clay, in this instance the raw material and transforms it into something meaningful such as a flower vase. The artist gives the specific work of art form while interactions with the work of art elicit different

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Reflections on the impact of mythology in the fields of art and architecture as motivated by the study of a specific work of art– Setting and purpose of this work of art, the connection between this work of art and mythology, the myth generating its creation, personal impact of this work of art and following thoughts on mythology’s impact on artistic creation
[The author’s name]

Abstract

This paper will present you with the personal reflections caused by the discussions in class as far as the impact of mythologies and specific myths on art and architecture are concerned. In

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Summary:

The text is all about the interpretation of what can be obtained from artistic work. The work of art tells more beyond just mere pictures, this is one of the reasons as to why it is used in literature to deliver information and meaning into the society. The text thus addresses the fact that the hidden meaning in artistic work can be obtained prior to the effect of human knowledge and experience with artistic work.
Talking notes is a phrase used to depict the capability of an artistic work says a statue to deliver intended information as if to

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The elements of Picasso’s Guernica include: As viewed the scene appears to be inside a room. To the left there is an end, its open and a bull with a wide eye is standing above a woman carrying a dead child. She seems to be grieving. At the center, is horse which falls in pain with a large wound on its side. A hidden human skull overlying the horse and a bull appearing that gores the horse from below appear hidden in the art and are formed by the horse. A soldier is seen beneath the horse. He

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Part 1.

Selected Ancient Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Gallery, New York City
Part 2.
The two selected artworks predates from the early civilizations tracing back to the time of pharaohs in Egypt and Assyrian Empire. Figure 1 is called the Orthostat relief: lion-hunter scene from 9th century B.C Syria while Figure 2 is a stone piece from the South wall of the Tomb Chapel of Raemkai from 2446-2389 B.C Egypt. Both artworks are part of the collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Ancient Art in New York City. Figure 1 depicts a hunt scene together with a lion,

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Abstract

Art has been a fundamental part of many African cultures. However, much of the art from African cultures end up in western museums or in other places in western nations. Despite the time and the great thoughts that go into these works of art, many of the artists or the creators of these artworks remain unacknowledged (Eisenhofer & Wolf, 2010, p.79). The major reason as to why many of the artists and creators of art in Africa are not able to benefit from their art is due to the fact that there is lack of enough art schools in Africa.

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CLASSIC ENGLISH LITERATURE

Classic English literature
The twentieth century ushered an era of myriad changes in the life of humanity. The spread of the industrial revolution boosted by technological advancements had phenomenal impacts on the social, economic, and political life in Europe, and the world. However, its impact on society is inevitable. During this period, modernization set the pace of transformation of society into a new form of civilization characterized by urbanization and high levels of technological development.
Scholars in various fields recorded this happening, and their debates rage on as society incessantly undergoes astonishing changes. Europe is appreciated for the nurturing

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The chapter of this article entails about how a person can use his or her vision to communicate with objects and things in the surroundings. The author, Henry M. Sayre wants us to realize that it is not enough that our eyes would just like to see what's in front, but he wants us to look beyond the object's message. The author would also like to use a text with his own arts appreciation because the truly represented old artist, not just the western cannon found at that time in the other texts. He also wanted texts that foster

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Introduction

Religion plays a central role in the lives of human beings and countless artworks have been founded on the theme of religion. Most artworks from ancient and even modern-day South Asia are founded on the theme of religion. These artworks range from sculptures and paintings of religious figures to buildings that have been used since ancient days as temples. Religious buildings and gods are two aspects that are central to the founding of any religion and hence the selection of artworks depicting these two aspects of religion. The artworks presented in this exhibition are famous iconic representations of gods,

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Art plays a crucial aspect in human life. This absolutely gives the reason why the importance of art should be given a universal timeless associated with a limitless form of appreciation. This gives a clear knowledge and understanding of the diverse styles, techniques and movements in art associated with different eras. This gives a person an incentive to improve one’s artwork and definitely develop a positive attitude to it. This will help appreciate interest art novices and aficionados.
The theme of art appreciation or rather faith in art, develops a positive attitude towards the view in which art

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The Book of Durrow is a classic example of an insular layout and illustration of the 9th century. The technique used is different from the traditional Roman art forms. It was seen for the first time in the classical history of Roman art decoration style. The picture showing a man symbolizing St. Mathew, is a fine example of an illuminated, Irish, ancient manuscript that profoundly uses beautiful and intricate patterns and color combinations for decoration. The delicate ornamentation and fine renderings of the symbols stand as a strong contrast to the rigidity and the geometric nature of the representation

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